Global Database on Violence against Women
Republic of Korea
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :15 (1)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :99 (2)
Republic of Korea Search Data
1 - 10 de 42 ResultsThe Prevention of Trafficking in Persons, Etc. and Victim Protection Act
Republic of Korea | 2021
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Measures against Digital Violence against Women
Republic of Korea | 2020
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes 2018
Republic of Korea | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Reporting Center for Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Public Institutions
Republic of Korea | 2018
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
Measures Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Republic of Korea | 2017 | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Digital Sex Crime Response Team
Republic of Korea | 2017
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Domestic Violence Prevention Day
Republic of Korea | 2014
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Act on Protection of the Juvenile from Sexual Violence
Republic of Korea | 2008
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
1366 Hotline Centers
Republic of Korea | 2008
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline, Monitoring and Evaluation > Services
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence
Master Plan on the Protection of Children and Women
Republic of Korea | 2008
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(2) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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